A Pony is Technically a small horse. This means its no higher at the withers then 14.2hh (A hand is 4 inches). However not all small horses are called ponies, for example a Arab horse will often stand below 15hh but they are horses. Ponies have short legs in Addition to there body. they originated from isolated islands like Ireland. They are very tough and can handle the rocky areas because they are so sure footed. Now there are nine different breeds of ponies, but they all have extraordinary strength for there size.